diff --git a/cmd/camput/android.go b/cmd/camput/android.go
index 15c5d4bc2..1197d9ffb 100644
--- a/cmd/camput/android.go
+++ b/cmd/camput/android.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package main
 
 import (
-	"camlistore.org/pkg/client"
+	"camlistore.org/pkg/client/android"
 )
 
 type allStats struct {
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func printAndroidCamputStatus(t *TreeUpload) {
 	}
 	lastStatBroadcast = bcast
 
-	client.Androidf("STATS nfile=%d nbyte=%d skfile=%d skbyte=%d upfile=%d upbyte=%d\n",
+	android.Printf("STATS nfile=%d nbyte=%d skfile=%d skbyte=%d upfile=%d upbyte=%d\n",
 		t.total.files, t.total.bytes,
 		t.skipped.files, t.skipped.bytes,
 		t.uploaded.files, t.uploaded.bytes)
diff --git a/cmd/camput/files.go b/cmd/camput/files.go
index ca4fc27c7..f42b71330 100644
--- a/cmd/camput/files.go
+++ b/cmd/camput/files.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import (
 	"camlistore.org/pkg/blobserver"
 	statspkg "camlistore.org/pkg/blobserver/stats"
 	"camlistore.org/pkg/client"
+	"camlistore.org/pkg/client/android"
 	"camlistore.org/pkg/cmdmain"
 	"camlistore.org/pkg/schema"
 )
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ func init() {
 			cmd.havecache = true
 			cmd.statcache = true
 		}
-		if client.AndroidOutput() {
+		if android.IsChild() {
 			flags.BoolVar(&cmd.argsFromInput, "stdinargs", false, "If true, filenames to upload are sent one-per-line on stdin. EOF means to quit the process with exit status 0.")
 		}
 		flagCacheLog = flags.Bool("logcache", false, "log caching details")
@@ -412,7 +413,7 @@ func (up *Uploader) statReceiver(n *node) blobserver.StatReceiver {
 		// see TODO in cmd/camput/uploader.go
 		statReceiver = up.Client
 	}
-	if client.AndroidOutput() && n != nil && n.fi.Mode()&os.ModeType == 0 {
+	if android.IsChild() && n != nil && n.fi.Mode()&os.ModeType == 0 {
 		return client.AndroidStatusReceiver{Sr: statReceiver, Path: n.fullPath}
 	}
 	return statReceiver
@@ -929,7 +930,7 @@ func (t *TreeUpload) run() {
 
 	var lastStat, lastUpload string
 	dumpStats := func() {
-		if client.AndroidOutput() {
+		if android.IsChild() {
 			printAndroidCamputStatus(t)
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/client/android.go b/pkg/client/android.go
index ae37a6fb3..b034d7ddf 100644
--- a/pkg/client/android.go
+++ b/pkg/client/android.go
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
-	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 
 	"camlistore.org/pkg/blob"
+	"camlistore.org/pkg/client/android"
 	"camlistore.org/pkg/blobserver"
 	"camlistore.org/pkg/schema"
 )
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (ni *namedInt) Incr(delta int64) {
 	ni.val += delta
 	nv := ni.val
 	ni.Unlock()
-	Androidf("STAT %s %d\n", ni.name, nv)
+	android.Printf("STAT %s %d\n", ni.name, nv)
 }
 
 var (
@@ -235,23 +235,10 @@ func androidTLSConfig() (*tls.Config, error) {
 	return cfg, nil
 }
 
-// TODO(mpl): distinguish CAMPUT, CAMGET, etc
-var androidOutput, _ = strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv("CAMPUT_ANDROID_OUTPUT"))
-
-func AndroidOutput() bool {
-	return androidOutput
-}
-
-var androidOutMu sync.Mutex
-
-func Androidf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	androidOutMu.Lock()
-	defer androidOutMu.Unlock()
-	fmt.Printf(format, args...)
-}
-
+// NoteFileUploaded is a hook for camput to report that a file
+// was uploaded.  TODO: move this to pkg/client/android probably.
 func NoteFileUploaded(fullPath string, uploaded bool) {
-	if !AndroidOutput() {
+	if !android.IsChild() {
 		return
 	}
 	if uploaded {
@@ -259,7 +246,7 @@ func NoteFileUploaded(fullPath string, uploaded bool) {
 	} else {
 		statFileExisted.Incr(1)
 	}
-	Androidf("FILE_UPLOADED %s\n", fullPath)
+	android.Printf("FILE_UPLOADED %s\n", fullPath)
 }
 
 // androidStatusReceiver is a blobserver.StatReceiver wrapper that
@@ -271,7 +258,7 @@ type AndroidStatusReceiver struct {
 }
 
 func (asr AndroidStatusReceiver) noteChunkOnServer(sb blob.SizedRef) {
-	Androidf("CHUNK_UPLOADED %d %s %s\n", sb.Size, sb.Ref, asr.Path)
+	android.Printf("CHUNK_UPLOADED %d %s %s\n", sb.Size, sb.Ref, asr.Path)
 }
 
 func (asr AndroidStatusReceiver) ReceiveBlob(blob blob.Ref, source io.Reader) (blob.SizedRef, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/client/android/android.go b/pkg/client/android/android.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f48692c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/client/android/android.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2013 The Camlistore Authors
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// Package android contains code specific to running the Camlistore client
+// code as a child process on Android. This removes ugly API from the
+// client package itself.
+package android
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"os"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// TODO(mpl): distinguish CAMPUT, CAMGET, etc
+var androidOutput, _ = strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv("CAMPUT_ANDROID_OUTPUT"))
+
+// IsChild reports whether this process is running as an Android
+// child process and should report its output in the form that the
+// Android uploader app expects.
+func IsChild() bool {
+	return androidOutput
+}
+
+var androidOutMu sync.Mutex
+
+func Printf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	androidOutMu.Lock()
+	defer androidOutMu.Unlock()
+	fmt.Printf(format, args...)
+}